Flags at half-staff for killed Woodbury soldier--By: Hannah Mikels
Gov. Tim Pawlenty has ordered U.S. and state flags at the Capitol be at half-mass to honor a killed soldier, according to wcco.com.
Army Specialist Conor Masterson, 21, died April 7 in Afghanistan from wounds he suffered when a bomb exploded near his vehicle, according to the Star Tribune.
Masterson was from Woodbury and was assigned to the First Battalion, Fourth Infantry Regiment, according to the Star Tribune.
An 11 a.m. funeral is being held Wednesday for Masterson at Historic Fort Snelling Chapel. He will be buried with full military honors at Fort Snelling Cemeter, according to wcco.com.